Google Software

• 7.7

  Chrome (beta)

  03 Sep 2008 12:06 PM

  Google has rethought the Internet browser — some of its basic underpinnings are quite novel — but users will recognise some features as they exist in other, open-source browsers on the market today.

• 8.0 7.1

  Google Home

  09 Oct 2006 1:50 PM

  Google Home is a breezy service that lets you create a custom sign-in page chock-full of news and widgets.

• 9.5

  Google Apps for Your Domain

  29 Aug 2006 5:56 PM

  Google Apps for Your Domain lets you brand online services with your own URL, but it doesn't eat the costs of domain registration as Microsoft Office Live does.

• 7.5

  Google Talk beta

  18 Aug 2006 12:08 PM

  With an interface that lacks ads, the simple Google Talk beta dresses up its features by allowing you to leave and receive free voicemail messages, transfer files, and find out what music your buddies are tuning in to.

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  Blogger beta

  16 Aug 2006 5:58 PM

  Blogger beta allows tagging, as well as drag-and-drop layout editing, and it lets you wall off your blog to strangers, but most current Blogger users will have to set up another blog from scratch to try the new features.

• 7.7 4.5

  Writely beta

  30 Jun 2006 1:29 PM

  Can Writely replace Microsoft Word? Yes, if you have stable Internet access and don't need a ton of editing and formatting features.

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  Google Desktop 4 beta

  27 Jun 2006 11:23 AM

  Google Desktop 4 beta is less clunky than its predecessor and we love the zippy search and creative Sidebar Gadgets. Still, we're wary of handing over our computing habits to Google's servers.

• 10

  Google Spreadsheets

  19 Jun 2006 5:42 PM

  The online Google Spreadsheets is free, easy to use, and handy for collaboration, but stick with Excel for complex spreadsheets.

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  Picasa Web Albums

  19 Jun 2006 4:19 PM

  The biggest new feature of Google's new Picasa beta is the capability to post pictures directly from the application to a Google-hosted Web album. It's about time.

• 8.0 7.5

  Google SketchUp

  08 May 2006 1:49 PM

  Google SketchUp is a flexible, powerful app for quick 3D sketching on the fly, but professionals will want the US$500 version.

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